Sentences with phrase «much as their human companions»

The researchers concluded that our pets contribute to our sense of self just as much as our human companions do.

Let's face it: your dog needs to be healthy just as much as his human companion does!

Not exact matches

Dogs not properly exposed to human handling as young puppies will have a much harder time assimilating into our world as companion animals.

While canine heart health doesn't get as much attention, dogs can experience heart issues, just like their human companions.

With human companions domestic cats remain very much dependent kittens, and will look upon their owners very much as their mothers.

«Just as certain human individuals are predisposed to specific diseases, certain breeds of dog are too, and much of my research has looked at unravelling the link between many of the genetic conditions we share with our canine companions,» said Dr Sargan.

Lewis: I don't have a view that much in terms of over-offered, but I do believe as we see the trends and pet owners continued to acquire what we call in some cases almost more human quality type care for their companion animals, that in many cases, and understandably so, see them as extensions or even members of the family, so the greater desire to provide the best quality care as possible I think is going to continue to fuel the opportunity for veterinarians to explore more services.

They are much happier living a solitary life with just humans as companions.

As a result, the definition of the companion animal breed is a breed whose members can not perform any utilitarian function for themselves or their human owners — they're simply too weak to pull their own weight anymore — and they also suffer from a much wider array of painful maladies than their larger cousins; painful and unnatural medical problems like the tendency of certain joints like knees and hips to pop out of their sockets far too easily, among many others.

The loss of a pet can affect us much in the same way as losing a human companion in that we can feel the same grief reactions and our grieving process can be much the same.

To many, their furry (and not so furry) companions become family members, and are loved just as much as human counterparts.

Targeting vectors as part of a preventive approach to controlling mosquito - borne human diseases has been critically important for decades, but has received much less attention in companion animal disease prevention.

Additionally, do not expose your dog to long periods of time outdoors — dogs are just as susceptible to hypothermia as humans, so your companion should spend as much time indoors as possible.

Dog owners may think of their canine companions as kids, pretty much giving them the run of the house and yard, but even human children have to be corralled at times — and it's no different for the four - legged versions.